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    I spray painted my rockers all in all they came out pretty good i wet sanded them with a 320 sponge then wet sanded with 1000 then sprayed 2 coats of primer maybe 3 then 3-4 base coats and finished out with a couple coats of clear its a little duller then i would like my question is how can i fix this i have been told wet sand with 2000 then use all purpose compound any input would be great thanks
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    Compound, Polish, and wax will help
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    Westland. Compund. Polish.
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    Wetsand with 2000? And I did it Thursday night is it ok to do it tomorrow evening
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    Depends on what clear coat you used. Some are 24 hours some are up to a week.
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    Ill wait the week to be safe it was dupli- color clear ill try and get some before and after pictures up
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    Wetsand again starting with 1000,2000 then 2500 then compound and polish. I like Meguiars for their rather inexpensive compound and polish.
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